escapee

Example Sentences

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The entire mountain was shut down to search for the escapee, with hundreds of state officers scouring its steep rock faces, which were at times layered with thick snow.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

One escapee told researchers these government crackdowns were intended "to block people's eyes and ears".

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Astronomers suspect an unusual near-Earth rocky object is not a typical escapee from the Solar System’s asteroid belt, but is instead a chunk of the Moon blasted into space eons ago by a spectacular impact.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 19, 2024

“We are grateful that this last escapee has been captured,” Davis said in an emailed statement.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023

If you stood at the fence and put your fingers through like an escapee, you looked crazy.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon